Notebooks go digital Electronic lab notebooks are changing the way many scientists interact with information. These notebooks, ELNs for short, capture experiment details and data that are fully searchable within and across experiments.

I Am a Scientist Science benefits from diversity, says David Asai, senior director of HHMI's precollege and undergraduate science education programs. "Finding solutions to hard scientific problems often depends on the diversity of the problem solvers."

President's Letter: Ripple Effect HHMI is awarding a $22.5 million, 5-year grant to the National Math and Science Initiative to expand UTeach, an established training program aimed at preparing science and math majors to become teachers.

James Collins: Between the White Spaces The ecologist and evolutionary biologist at Arizona State University says the balance is shifting from singular experts doing independent research to a mix of individual and team approaches.

Petition calls for science minister to go A group of Russian scientists and members of the Russian Parliament has called on President Vladimir Putin to fire Dmitry Livanov, Minister of Education and Science, and to evaluate the rate of efficiency of reforms that are currently being conducted in the domestic science and higher education.

Canada's research council is open -- for business 'The government's plan to turn the NRC into a concierge service for business is short-sighted, misguided and unbalanced,' says James Turk, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers.

Congress says US needs a science laureate The US could soon have a science laureate to champion the role of science in society. The legislation propsing the appointment has gained support from both Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate.

Finishing line in sight for libel reform Parliament has agreed a new libel law. The landmark piece of legislation, which applies to England and Wales, should provide more protection for individuals, including scientists, newspapers and broadcasters, who criticize big companies.